Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
The purpose of this book is to describe German planning and operations in the first part of the campaign against Russia. The narrative starts with Hitler's inital plans for an invasion of Russia and ends at the time of Germany's maximum territorial gains during the battle of Stalingrad. A subsequent volume will depict the course of events from the Russian counteroffensive in November 1942 to the capture of Berlin in April 1945.
Synopsis
Clauseurtz observed Russia was a country which could only be subdued by its own weakness. To strike these vulnerable spots, Russia would have to be agitated at the very centre.